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Skeletal Tissue
Machanics Lab:
Located on the 10th floor of
the ME-EM building, the STML is a fully integrated lab utilizing both
traditional mechanics and biology. The lab is equipped with an Instron 8872
hydraulic materials testing system including custom made cryogrips for
biological soft tissue and a saline bath, dissection table, freezer and
refrigerator storage and a fume hood. A Sun Workstation
(Ultra80, 4 processors, Sun Microsystems) is available for finite element
analysis. Additionally, the lab has a laminar flow hood, water bath, incubators,
gel elctrophoresis equipment. Lastly, the newest addition to the lab is a
custom built bioreactor for applying physiological loads to meniscal tissue
explants.
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Bone Biology
and Mechanics Lab:
Located in the M&M
building, and directed by Dr.
Seth Donahue, the BBML is used for cell culture facilities and
biochemical testing equipment. The lab includes water baths, gel electrophoresis
equipment, -20 ° freezer, light microscope and fluorescent microscope,
microplate reader, centrifuges, microcentrifuges, cell culture hood,
incubators, a fluid flow system for exposing cells to shear stress and a
fluorscent microscopy/imaging system for real-time measurement of
fluorescently labeled biosignaling molecules.
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